Where's Liz? Day trips from Lake Holloman

[Liz]

Wish we could have explored these places longer, but the weather didn't cooperate.
http://wheres-liz-2014.blogspot.com/2014/03/day-trips-from-lake-holloman.html

[SoCalGalcas]

Another great tour Liz. Loved the skink! lyn

[monik7]

Loved those horse sculptures.
Sandi

[VickieP]

I didn't realize camels were native to North America. Had to look it up...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camelops

[Deeann]

Liz, I really enjoy your posts. I love all the pics. Thanks for taking the time to post this for us.

[bluepinecones]

Another interesting tour but my favorite shot is the last one with Thistle and the sunset.

[avalen]

I enjoyed that

[snowball]

very interesting thank you loved the sunset that was really pretty
sheila

[IrishIroamed]

Love your postings Liz. My list of ‘go sees’ is getting so long I should retire sooner rather than later.

Now here are some random musings triggered by your post that are bouncing around the morning foggy brain.

I wonder if petroglyphs were the graffiti of the day.
I wonder if Chicago’s Cows on Parade were the first occurrence of cities painting animal statues
I wonder why aliens always seem to be green
Wouldn’t you just love to get into your doggy’s brain to know what they think sometimes and why the react to certain things and not others.

[MelissaD]

Thanks Liz I always learn something when I read you blogs

I wonder if Chicago’s Cows on Parade were the first occurrence of cities painting animal statues

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CowParade

The concept of "cow parade" has its origins in Zürich, Switzerland, in 1998[1] by artistic director Walter Knapp, it is based on an idea which was realised in the same city for the first time in 1986: Lions as the symbol of Zurich were painted and then on display throughout the city.

The Zürich exhibit 1998 was not called "cow parade" - it was called "Land in Sicht" (roughly translated as "Countryside in view"). The concept was brought to the United States when Chicago businessman Peter Hanig, along with Commissioner of Cultural Affairs Lois Weisberg, organized an event in Chicago in 1999. A Swiss company, CowHolding Parade AG, started to explore the idea. The American company that explored this idea, CowHolding Parade, was founded in 1999; the Swiss company promptly sued but the case fizzled out without results. A bronze casting of one of the cows is on permanent display in Chicago in commemoration of the city's initial exhibition.

The success of this venture inspired many other cities to host similar fundraising projects. The idea has been taken up by other cities which have chosen animals for public art projects with painted fiberglass sculptures (see Similar projects).


Fort Wayne had the Mastodons on Parade in 2005 http://s574.photobucket.com/user/bocadavie/library/Public%20Art%20Projects/2005%20-%20Mastodons%20on%20Parade%20-%20Fort%20Wayne?sort=3&http://s574.photobucket.com/user/bocadavie/library/Public%20Art%20Projects/2005%20-%20Mastodons%20on%20Parade%20-%20Fort%20Wayne?

[SoCalGalcas]

Many years ago when I was in Winston-Salem, NC, the Humane Society had dogs on parade! They were for sale to raise money. I really wanted to buy one, but, where would I have put it in the motor home? A fond memory. lyn

[VickieP]

In Lake Charles we have 70 Gators on the Geaux scattered around town.

[BirdbyBird]

Cincinnati had its flying pigs

lexington, Ky did horses....